2070-AK30 201704 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2070 Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention OCSPP 2000 Environmental Protection Agency EPA Labeling Relief; Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products

On December 12, 2016, EPA issued a final rule to implement the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act (title VI of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)). Following publication of the final rule, stakeholders raised concern to the Agency that the requirement at 40 CFR 770.45(f) may give rise to unintended supply chain disruptions as the compliance deadline established in the December 2016 final rule approaches. EPA intends to issue a direct final rule and parallel proposed rule that would clarify requirements for labeling composite wood products and finished goods made entirely of composite wood products as TSCA title VI compliant to address these stakeholder concerns in advance of the compliance deadline.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 40 CFR 770 15 U.S.C. 2697 Toxic Substances Control Act No NPRM 06/00/2017 Direct Final Rule 06/00/2017 No No None No No https://www.epa.gov/formaldehyde 3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing 321211 Hardwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing 321212 Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing 321213 Engineered Wood Member (except Truss) Manufacturing 321219 Reconstituted Wood Product Manufacturing 321991 Manufactured Home (Mobile Home) Manufacturing 321992 Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing 325199 All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing 325211 Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing 336213 Motor Home Manufacturing 336214 Travel Trailer and Camper Manufacturing 337121 Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing 337122 Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing 337127 Institutional Furniture Manufacturing 337211 Wood Office Furniture Manufacturing 337212 Custom Architectural Woodwork and Millwork Manufacturing 337215 Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing 423210 Furniture Merchant Wholesalers 423310 Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers 423390 Other Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers 441210 Recreational Vehicle Dealers 442110 Furniture Stores 444110 Home Centers 444130 Hardware Stores 444190 Other Building Material Dealers 453930 Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers 541330 Engineering Services 541380 Testing Laboratories 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 561990 All Other Support Services 813910 Business Associations 813920 Professional Organizations No Yes Robert Courtnage 2070 Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention OCSPP 202 566-1081 courtnage.robert@epa.gov 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7404T, Washington DC 20460 Erik Winchester 2070 Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention OCSPP 202 564-6450 winchester.erik@epa.gov 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7404T, Washington DC 20460